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Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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No. 409,016. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX COHEN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT.

SPCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,016, dated August 13, 1889. Application tiled November 14, 1888. Serial No. 290,821. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX COHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York,.in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to shirts; and the novelty consists in the combination, construction, and arrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and distinctly pointed out in the claim.

Figure lis a view of my improved yokepattern. Fig. 2 is a view showing the shirt on the person. Fig. 3 is a posterior view of the yoke with the suspender-tip attached.

Referring to the annexed drawings by letter, A designates my improved yoke-pattern. This pattern is formed with two front tags C O and the back tag D. The tags, as well as the body I3, may be made of linen and lined to re-enforce them. The ends of the body B have wings E E, which terminate at c, and which, when stitched to the body of the shirt, as shown at (l, Fig. 2, form tie-braces with the armhole seams. The neck-yoke portion b of this pattern is stitched to the collar G, which latter is adapted to receive a collar II. At the points e e (shown in Fig. 2) the tags C O are stitched to the body of the shirt outside of the bosom, and from the points c to the points e is a re-enforcing binder. The tags C C are also stitched to the front of the shirtbody at g g. It will "be now observed that the strain in front is distributed upon the shoulders from the neckband to the extremity of the shoulders. It will also be observed that the tag D forms a central back-resisting brace which is integral with the pattern A,

and which is stitched to the back of the shirtbody at g.

At a a are shoulders, which are stitched lto the collar-band, and, with the curved portions ce', not only prevent an abnormal dragging of the shirt about the shoulders, but also aid, with the front straps, to keep the bosom iiat about the body. The straps or tags C C and D are the means by which the suspended tips A are attached to the shirt. These tips or straps are removable for the purpose of washing the shirt. Thus it will be seen that I have improved my jacket, as patented aforesaid, by combining therewith a brace for the shoulders and tags front and rear, all of which is not only adapted to keep the bosom evenly spread on the body, but which collectively distribute the weight and strain evenly on the shoulders.

It will be observed by reference to the annexed drawings that the yoke is stitched to a shirt-bosom B at the points a d', and that this stitching attachment has the effect of drawing the bosom both laterally about the bust and also vertically, the yoke, with its suspender attachments, being so proportioned and arranged that the bosom B will freely accommodate itself to the contour of the breast of the wearer and always lie flatly about the breast. It will also be observed that the upper portion of the bosom B is curved between the points e e', and that the stitching which unites these portions of the bosom to the yoke also unites the said portions to the body of the shirt. Below the points c c the bosom is only attached to the body of the shirt at its front part, side and bottom edges. Between said points e c of attachment I have, first, the linen bosoin,reenforced or not by a backing of muslin; second, the thickness of the front portion of the yoke', third, the scarfed edges of the body of the shirt; and from the points e c to the meeting-points e2 e2 of the collar-band are attachments by stitching, as clearly shown in the annexed drawings. It will thus be seen that the tags C C not only drawA downwardly the shoulder portions of the yoke, but that they afford a tension from the points e e e2, the effect of which is to hold the collar-band comfortably about the throat and to keep the exposed portions of the bosom in proper shape whatever may be the movement of the body.

Having thus described my claim- As an improved article of manufacture, a

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shirt provided with the yoke B, having front and bool: tags C C and l), Said yoke extending' entirely across the slloulderS and having the semioiroular nook portion (o a, Said yoke boing secured :it its outer edge to the shirtbody from shoulder to shoulder and at its inner edgeit the book, to the neokband and to the upper edge of the bosom, mid also part way down the edge of each mg, so as to leave only the ends thereof free, substantially :1s ro shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix lnysiglmturo in presence of two witnesses.

MAX COHEN. Witnesses:

H. J. I Qyms, J. MCE MEE. 

